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From: Grinder on 3 Apr 2010 00:07
Is anyone aware of a device that would permit me to adapt a USB
keyboard/mouse (trackball actually) combo for use with PS/2 ports?

There are plenty of inexpensive adapters that permit the reverse
scenario (PS/2 keyboard/mouse to USB ports), but nothing going my looks
universal. There are gizmos like this:

http://www.startech.com/item/GC46FM-Replacement-USB-to-PS2-Mouse-Adapter.aspx

....but that hinges upon the design of the keyboard and mouse, and would
not work for any device.

A word about the USB keyboard/mouse: I don't think it's been designed to
use the aforementioned adapters, but it also does not require any
special drivers to work in Windows XP and up. (It also appears to work
in Windows 98se, but I didn't run an exhaustive test.)

Here's the keyboard if you're interested:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823176018
From: Grinder on 3 Apr 2010 00:30
On 4/2/2010 11:07 PM, Grinder wrote:
> Is anyone aware of a device that would permit me to adapt a USB
> keyboard/mouse (trackball actually) combo for use with PS/2 ports?
>
> There are plenty of inexpensive adapters that permit the reverse
> scenario (PS/2 keyboard/mouse to USB ports), but nothing going my looks
> universal. There are gizmos like this:
>
> http://www.startech.com/item/GC46FM-Replacement-USB-to-PS2-Mouse-Adapter.aspx
>
>
> ...but that hinges upon the design of the keyboard and mouse, and would
> not work for any device.
>
> A word about the USB keyboard/mouse: I don't think it's been designed to
> use the aforementioned adapters, but it also does not require any
> special drivers to work in Windows XP and up. (It also appears to work
> in Windows 98se, but I didn't run an exhaustive test.)
>
> Here's the keyboard if you're interested:
>
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823176018

Alright, if my first reply to this message appears, kindly ignore it.
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